DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Men's Cross Country gathered a fourth place finish Saturday morning, while the women's team ran strong in the only local race of the 2025 campaign, with the Wildcats taking part in the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic held on the campus of ERAU in Daytona Beach, Florida.
 
Bethune-Cookman's Andrew Kiplagat scored his second win of the fall Saturday, as the native of Chenara, Kenya crossed the finish line in a winning time of 25:34.2. For the sophomore, he was almost 30 seconds ahead of second place finisher Nick Scarangelli (26:06.8) of the host Embry-Riddle Eagles.
 
Cross in a top five finish for the Wildcats was senior Victor Kibet with a time of 26:46.4, allowing him to take home fifth overall in the race. Kibet, the reigning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) individual champion from a season ago, claimed his first top five time of the young season in the process.
 
As a team, B-CU finished with 114 points, and tallied a fourth place finish.
 
Also competing on the men's side for the Maroon and Gold were Majet Bethely (29:56.1) and Gerrard Griffin (29:59.4) going back-to-back in 37th and 38th, respectfully. Andre Sewell finished with a time of 31:03.5, while teammate Dashon Gill (31:22.3) was just two runners behind Sewell.
 
Dashawn Buist (32:06.8), Jalen Jackson (32:45.1) and Cristian Mitchell (32:59.9) rounded out the participating Wildcats on the men's side.
 
The team event was won by Embry-Riddle with 24 points, followed in order by Florida Tech (61) and Daytona State (86) to round out the top three schools.
 
In the women's event, just four Wildcats took part Saturday morning in the 5K race, with the Wildcats not factoring into the team points in the end.
 
It was Valencia Butler, a senior from Augusta, Georgia, leading the group with a mark of 22:01.8 overall, and allowing her to finish 21st in the field of 63, respectfully.
 
Shelvany Goin was the second-fastest Wildcat with a time of 24:14.9.
 
Meanwhile, senior runner Morgan Middleton (24:35.8) and sophomore Jamariya Robinson (25:27.8) closed out the four Maroon and Gold student-athletes on the day.
 
The Wildcats return to action September 26, when the men's and women's teams travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the Seminole Invite hosted by Florida State.
 
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